EMIS form
Referral methods: e-Referrals
Referral for both services is via a single point of access on e-RS. The referrals will be reviewed by the team and directly booked into the relevant clinic for either Specialist Assessment or COVID Rehab as appropriate.
Referrals should be sent to the following service:
RAS Post-COVID Specialist Assessment & Rehabilitation Services – Homerton - RQX
To find the service, select:
Priority: Routine
Specialty: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
Clinic Type: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Service
Please note that the service is for patients who are 18 years+. The service will not be found if the patient is below this age. Also, we will not see the request until the referral form is attached.
Following Post-COVID Primary Care Assessment, please complete the standardised referral form embedded in EMIS. Relevant information will automatically be pulled into the form – please check the fields have been fully completed.
(For guidance to support Primary Care Assessment please see Clinical Reference Guide: Post COVID Syndrome Pathway Pan-London Guidance for Standardised Referral, Assessment and Onward Access to Rehabilitation Services).
Please note that the information requested on the referral form is essential for the referral to be accepted and includes:
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Clinical Assessment – including current symptoms, date of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 infection, rationale for referring to post-covid syndrome pathway
Investigations –
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CXR
Bloods – FBC, CRP, U&Es, LFTs, Vitamin D levels, Ferritin, COVID Serology
ECG (if chest pain/palpitations)
Bedside investigations:
Yorkshire COVID Rehabilitation Questionnaire
